MANUAL FOLDING PLATE PASTURE METER USED TO MEASURE THE HEIGHT OF GRASS AND ACCOUNTS FOR PASTURE DENSITY. TWO COUNTERS TOTAL THE METER READINGS TAKEN AND COUNT THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUAL READINGS ALLOWING FOR QUICK AND EASY CALCULATION READING FOR EACH PADDOCK. IT IS HANDHELD & IS LOWERED VERTICALLY ONTO THE GRASS WITH THE SHAFT DROPPING THROUGH TO REST ON THE GROUND LEAVING THE PLATE SUPPORTED BY THE GRASS. THE BOTTOM COUNTER RECORDS THE POSITION OF THE PLATE RELATIVE TO THE GROUND TOTALLING THE READINGS AS EACH SAMPLE IS TAKEN. THE SAMPLE COUNTER AT THE TOP OF THE METER IS USED TO RECORD THE NUMBER OF SAMPLES TAKEN IN EACH PADDOCK. IT IS NOT ELECTRONIC. THE PRODUCT IS NOT CONSIDERED TO BE "FOR USE IN THE HAND" FOR THE PURPOSES OF HEADING 9017.

GENERAL INTERPRETATIVE RULES 1 & 6 THE HARMONISED SYSTEM EXPLANATORY NOTES TO HEADING: 9031 THE TEXT TO TARIC CODES: 9031 80 20.